Spanish Naming CustomsSpanish naming customsSpanish naming customs are historical traditions for naming children
practised in Spain. According to these customs, a person's name
consists of a given name (simple or composite) followed by two family
names (surnames). The first surname is usually the father's first
surname, and the second the mother's first surname. In recent years,
the order of the surnames can be decided at birth. Often, the practice
is to use one given name and the first surname only (e.g. Miguel de
Unamuno), with the full name being used in legal, formal, and
documentary matters, or for disambiguation when the first surname is
very common (e.g. Federico García Lorca). [1]. In these cases, it is
common to use only the second surname, as in “Lorca” or
“Zapatero”
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Free Agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to
sign with any club or franchise; i.e., not under contract to any
specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is
under contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from
other teams
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Closer (baseball)
In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a
closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in
getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading. The
role is often assigned to a team's best reliever. Before the 1990s,
pitchers in similar roles were referred to as a fireman, short
reliever, and stopper. A small number of closers have won the Cy Young
Award. Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Bruce Sutter
and
Hoyt WilhelmHoyt Wilhelm are closers who have been elected to the Baseball
Hall of Fame.Contents1 Usage
2 History
3 Strategy3.1 Criticism4 Hall of Fame
5 Major awards and honors won by closers5.1 Major League Baseball
5.2 Nippon Professional Baseball6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External linksUsage[edit]
A closer is generally a team's best reliever and designated to pitch
the last few outs of games when his team is leading by a margin of
three runs or fewer
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1990 In Baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year
19901990 throughout the
world.List of years in baseball... 1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 ...1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993..
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Baseball AmericaBaseballBaseball America is a sports magazine that covers baseball at every
level, with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in high
school, college, Japan, and the minor leagues. It is currently
published in the form of a bi-weekly newspaper, five annual reference
book titles, a weekly podcast, and a website. It also regularly
produces lists of the top prospects in the sport, and covers aspects
of the game from a scouting and player-development point of view
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1996 American League Division Series
The 1996 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of
the 1996 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 1, and
ended on Saturday, October 5, with the champions of the three AL
divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two
best-of-five series. The teams were:(1) Cleveland Indians (Central Division champion, 99–62) vs. (4)
Baltimore Orioles (Wild Card, 88–74): Orioles win series, 3–1.
(2) Texas Rangers (Western Division champion, 90–72) vs. (3) New
York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 92–70): Yankees win series,
3–1.The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage, which
was not tied to playing record but was predetermined—a highly
unpopular arrangement which was discontinued after the 1997 playoffs.
Also, the team with home field "advantage" was required to play the
first two games on the road, with potentially the last three at home,
in order to reduce travel
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Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from
the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the
goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with
the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to
record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The
pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive
side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the
defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such
as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty
specialist, setup man, and closer.
Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the
American LeagueAmerican League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s
and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given
over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some
controversy
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Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive
"infield" positions on the baseball field.Contents1 Standard arrangement of positions
2 Positions
3 Roles3.1 Middle infielders
3.2 Corner infieldersStandard arrangement of positions[edit]
In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing
offensive and defensive roles. Although there are many rules to
baseball, in general the team playing offense tries to score runs by
batting balls into the field that enable runners to make a complete
circuit of the four bases. The team playing in the field tries to
prevent runs by catching the ball before it hits the ground, by
tagging runners with the ball while they are not touching a base, or
by throwing the ball to first base before the batter who hit the ball
can run from home plate to first base.
There are nine defensive positions on a baseball field
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Major League Baseball
Major League
BaseballBaseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization,
the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United
States and Canada. A total of 30 teams play in the National League
(NL) and
American LeagueAmerican League (AL), with 15 teams in each league. The NL
and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 and 1901
respectively. After cooperating but remaining legally separate
entities beginning in 1903, the leagues merged into a single
organization led by the Commissioner of
BaseballBaseball in 2000.[6] The
organization also oversees Minor League Baseball, which comprises
about 240 teams affiliated with the Major League clubs
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Baserunning
In baseball, base running is the act of running around the bases
performed by members of the team at bat.
In general, base running is a tactical part of the game with the goal
of eventually reaching home to score a run. The goal of batting is
generally to produce base runners, or help move base runners along.
Runners on second or third base are considered to be in scoring
position since a normal hit, even a single, will often score them.
Part of the goal of a runner and a batter is to get the runner into
scoring position.Contents1 Becoming a runner1.1 The batter-runner
1.2 Ceasing to be a runner2 Running the bases
3 Strategy
4 External links
5 ReferencesBecoming a runner[edit]
For any base running to occur, a batter must initially become a base
runner
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